 Conkling Hill was named after a William Conking, a settler and possible sailor during the War of 1812 who came to the area in the 1830s with his wife.In 1844 a visitor by the name of P.M. Henkle visited for a day or two of fishing recounted a small cabin with one bed.Conkling Hill was acquired by a church group in 1894 and became Oakwood Park.